Номер D, страница 12 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс (starlight) контрольные задания Баранова, Дули

D Read the text. In each question choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! started off as a chart-topping pop song in 1975 by the Swedish pop group ABBA. Then it became a musical stage show featuring a whole collection of ABBA songs. Finally it became a blockbuster musical film starring Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgard and Amanda Seyfried. ABBA was one of the most successful pop bands in Europe. They were on top of the music charts around the world from 1972 to 1982. They sold over 375 million records globally. There were four members, two women and two men who were also married couples. The couples split up in 1979 and 1981 and then finally the band split up in 1983.

The stage show is a global phenomenon and is currently doing an international tour as well as permanently playing in London's West End and on Broadway in New York. It came about in 1999. It was the idea of British producer Judy Craymer. She got permission from Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA to use their songs and hired playwright Catherine Johnson to write the book for the musical. The show was an instant success and today it has versions in 16 different languages.

The story is about a young bride-to-be and her single mother, Donna, who live on a Greek island. The girl wants her father to walk her down the aisle, but she doesn't know who he is. She invites three men from her mother's diary to the wedding without telling her. It is an amusing and touching story.

The film version is slightly different and came out in 2008. It is more of a musical comedy because the producers didn't choose the actors for their singing abilities.

It got mixed reviews, but it was a huge hit with the cinema-going public and became the most successful British-made film of all time. It is also the fastest-selling DVD of all time in the UK.

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D Read the text. For each question choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! started off as a chart-topping pop song in 1975 by the Swedish pop group ABBA. Then it became a musical stage show featuring a whole collection of ABBA songs. Finally it became a blockbuster musical film starring Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgard and Amanda Seyfried. ABBA was one of the most successful pop bands in Europe. They were on top of the music charts around the world from 1972 to 1982. They sold over 375 million records globally. There were four members, two women and two men who were also married couples. The couples split up in 1979 and 1981 and then finally the band split up in 1983.

The stage show is a global phenomenon and is currently on an international tour as well as permanently playing in London's West End and on Broadway in New York. It came about in 1999. It was the idea of British producer Judy Craymer. She got permission from Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA to use their songs and hired playwright Catherine Johnson to write the book for the musical. The show was an instant success and today it has versions in 16 different languages.

The story is about a young bride-to-be and her single mother, Donna, who live on a Greek island. The girl wants her father to walk her down the aisle, but she doesn't know who he is. She invites three men from her mother's diary to the wedding without telling her. It is an amusing and touching story.

The film version is slightly different and came out in 2008. It is more of a musical comedy because the producers didn't choose the actors for their singing abilities.

It got mixed reviews, but it was a huge hit with the cinema-going public and became the most successful British-made film of all time.

1 Mamma Mia! began as a ...
A popular song. C musical show.
B popular stage show. D musical film.

2 In 1982, ABBA ...
A members' marriages ended.
B was on top of the music charts.
C sold 375 million records.
D stopped being a band.

3 The stage show started because ...
A Benny Andersson produced it.
B Bjorn Ulvaeus wrote the book.
C Catherine Johnson got permission to write it.
D Judy Craymer thought of it.

4 The story's central theme is ...
A a girls' wedding.
B a mother-daughter relationship.
C a girl's search for her father.
D life on a Greek island.

5 The film ...
A was the same as the stage show.
B was the best British-made film ever.
C had a lot of great singers in it.
D was a hit with reviewers.

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Ответ:

1 Mamma Mia! began as a ...
A popular song. / популярная песня.

2 In 1982, ABBA ...
B was on top of the music charts. / была на вершине музыкальных чартов.

3 The stage show started because ...
D Judy Craymer thought of it. / Джуди Креймер придумала это.

4 The story's central theme is ...
C a girl's search for her father. / поиск девушки своего отца.

5 The film ...
B was the best British-made film ever. / был самым успешным британским фильмом всех времен.